It’s been a very bad week for media companies. Plus, Jo Ling Kent of FOX Business and Fortune’s Leigh Gallagher join us for the Weekly Wrap.
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Women, venture capital and bias
by Mark Garrison
Aug 7, 2015
An experiment reveals obstacles female entrepreneurs face in finding investors.
Fines, fees add up when probation services go private
by Gigi Douban
Aug 7, 2015
Companies use the power of public court to collect on traffic tickets.
Weekly Wrap
Weekly Wrap: Unemployment, the Fed and the GOP debate
by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 7, 2015
Jo Ling Kent and Leigh Gallagher join Kai Ryssdal to recap the week in business and finance.
Will last-minute work soon be history?
by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 7, 2015
Abercrombie and other retailers back away from unpredictable on-call schedules.
Media business gets a rough signal
by Kai Ryssdal and Adriene Hill
Aug 7, 2015
Many are moving away from the traditional cable subscription plan.
Japan prepares to restart its nuclear power plants
by Scott Tong
Aug 7, 2015
The country's safety culture needed updating to prevent a Fukushima-type disaster.
The car rental industry is strong, but Hertz struggles
by Gigi Douban
Aug 7, 2015
Car sharing has yet to cut into its bread and butter: business travelers.